Sedimentology of the ∼3.3 Ga upper Mendon Formation, Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa
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- 作者：Elizabeth J. Trowera ; ltrower@caltech.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Donald R. Loweb
- 关键词：Mendon Formation ; Barberton Greenstone Belt ; Chert ; Sedimentology ; Petrography ; Archean
- 刊名：Precambrian Research
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：August 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：281
- 期：Complete
- 页码：473-494
- 全文大小：6532 K
文摘
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Hemipelagic settling of organic matter was the dominant mode of sedimentation.
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Background deposition was punctuated by volcanic inputs and storm deposits.
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Oldest Mendon sections record upward-deepening, consistent with rifting hypothesis.
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Higher Mendon cycles reflect gradual shoaling.